How To Pair Speaker Cabinets & Guitar Amps (Without Blowing Anything Up!)
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- Ohms explained! Wattage explained! In this beginner's guide, Sam explains how to match an extension speaker cabinet with your guitar or bass amp, to get maximum power and efficiency without damaging anything...
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So you want to add an extension speaker to your amp, but you're a little confused by impedances and wattage? Wonder what the Ohm Ω symbol means?
Don't worry, PMTVUK are here to help! In this video, we explain the differences between power output and maximum power handling, RMS and Watts, as well as explaining impedance and ohms, and the load that a speaker cabinet will put on an amp. So if you're confused, this guide will help you safely match speaker cabinets for your guitar or bass amplifier without causing any damage!
Sam also shows us how to run amps with mono settings and the differences between speaker cables and instrument cables - and why you should only use a speaker cable for extension cabinets!
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Did michael bay direct this video?
No doubt lol.
And starring Frankie Muniz
For real, I felt like I was watching a transformers movie!!!
This is why his movies are over budget. He's using Marshall amps for explosions.
@@fredache5015 yeah! Malcolm lives forever!!!
He just said "so you dont blow yourself or MORE IMPORTANTLY your amplifier" haha
love that haha
Priorities...
To be fair I didn't cost 2k lol
What are you about 12/13 years old?
I dont mean to be off topic but does anybody know a method to get back into an Instagram account..?
I was dumb forgot the account password. I appreciate any assistance you can give me
alright never mind i’ll just play with my amp turned off. no risk of blowing up.
Save on electricity too.
Excellent and informative video.
For years I've done the PA side of things and back line has always confused me.
With a PA you follow the same guidance for matching the ohms but you use an amplifier that's at least 25% bigger than the speaker cab and always turn the power amp to full. This allows the cab and amp to deal with peaks in signal without clipping. The complete opposite of guitar amps. I've recently found out that guitar amps are designed to be driven hard and the cones are constructed to take it. This video filled in the last gaps. I knew that guitar gear would blow in certain circumstances, now I know when. Thank you.
im just gonna buy a combo amp damn it
I tried that for years but combos rattle and tend to be hard on tubes, trust me…. I really tried to stick to combos but there’s a reason pros don’t use them much outside the studio
@@alexmurphy5289 I was going to buy a combo but I decided that it's much cheaper to upgrade with a separate cabinet. The guy at the music store was visibly pissed that I wanted to return it
hahahaha🤣🤣🤣
He speaks too fast and show imagens too fast
Finally someone explaining this in English, literally. Great video. Made it easy.🤘🏼🍻
I got to a lot of tutorials and videos. And I must say that this is by far the best explanation video i've seen. Lots of tutorials stay on the surface and usually show some equations without getting in to actual examples. This lets you with no real response to your actual problem. Thanks a lot
Thanks. I had this pretty much figured out but I wanted to make sure I wasn't thinking incorrectly. This cleared it up.
Excellent information, and a very impressive explosion. Cheers from Canada!
The explosion is the most important part.
you’re a life saver! both figuratively and literally!
Actually
Great job explaining. The explosions were good to show damage the amp could get from wrong not connecting to the right ohms ..
My mind blew with how simple this is.
Perfect crash course, solved all questions I had that Everybody else gives a half answer to
Every guitarist should watch this video!
Informative and funny, love it ! I miss that you explained what happens with the impedances when you LINK cabinets, one chained to another.
It’s not gonna make an explosion, it’s just gonna make the a super loud pop! But still you don’t want that, thank god I watched this video! I learned so much, Thank you Sam!
This is so helpful, although had to relisten, review it a couple times, thank you very much PMT!!
Very helpful video, thanks for the upload! :)
What a show, loved the nuclear animation, good job and thanks!😁
You just liked your explosion effect… It was awesome!
I spy a Pompeii sticker on the strat matching their colors. 😉 Also, good video. I feel more informed about selecting and connecting amps and cabs than I had anticipated when I first clicked on. Always used combo amps before so this is exactly what I needed to know. Thank you.
Thank you. And beautiful graphics. Cheers.
Extremely helpful video. Thank you so much
Thanks , this was really helpful!
Brilliant educational video with great added fun element. Loved it, great work.
been looking for this as need to hook up my amps and cabs after having work and move done around the home
This was very informative! Thank you!
Very informative, thanks! I missed the scenario where you connect an extension cabinet to a combo amp... any chance to have a video on this?
nice and clear explanation. thank you sir!
Excellent video. Thanks!
Thanks for a very clear explanation. However what about the effect on the volume - if any - when you connect an extra speaker to e.g. a combo with an internal speaker. Will the sound be bigger, louder? How would you describe the effect? Basically, what's the effect of connecting an extra speaker to the sound?
Thanks for the info man!
Two thumbs up! very well done
Okay. My 5w combo has an extension out. I thought I could get the internal and extension to work together. But plugging into the ext out cuts off the internal speaker. I want to mod that jack. The speaker is 8 ohms. What impedance should the external speaker be if I do this mod?
great explanation
thanks this really helped a lot
I love the explosion effect !!
This was so helpful.
I'm going to go drop my "new" Peavey CS-400 on my foot again...
Hey, So I have Mesa Term-O-Verb Combo, using the 8ohms slot.( 2x16 ohms Celestion Speakers).
I want to add a 4x12 cab, says 8 ohms on cab, do I use the other 8 ohms slot on amp to feed the cab?
thanks man
Hi! Nice video Sir. Thank you!
I do have an Ashdown Five Fifteen Bass Amp Combo at 100 watts of power.. It has an extension speaker feature and it says at 8 ohms..So If im going to add an extension cabinet to it, i do need a cabinet at 8 ohms and max power handling not less than the 100w.. Do i get it right?
Hello! I'm going to build a small guitar amp (a kit) that delivers up to 7W. My question is what kind of speaker should I use to get all the "juice" from this kind of amp? Thanks!
Hi, thank you very very much, thanks to you I finally get it! 👏
Totally. Great video.
Awesome information, now , I have a single mono output jack marshall cab and two valve heads that I want to merge into one, one head is 20w and the other is 5, i also have an aby switch pedal and a digitech rp1000 , and I want to connect both the aby and the effects processor to both heads and both heads or viceversa, and my real question is how can i get the sound of the two heads if my cabinet has only one mono imput jack?
question: i have two tube amps and two 2x12 cabinets. how many ways can i connect these for optimal audio result?
What about when you're connecting multiple cabs together (from only one output on the head)? If I am running a cable from a tube head into and 8 ohm cab, and then a cable from that cab into another 8 ohm cab, which output should I connect it to on the head (4, 8, or 16?)
Im buying blackstar ID60 and I'm gonna plug it in the bugera 212ts. The cabinet has the power of 160 watts. Can I get the 160 watts out of it using only 4 ohms?
One question: is my amp head safe even if is connected with right ohms and it's a 50w head connected to a 120w cab with the volume all the way down? while the sound is coming the line out to the interface to the DAW?
So im looking at an ampeg svt 410 bass cab at 4 ohms what amp heads can I use? Cause I'm having a hard time following this
Hey Man, had a blast and thanks But, You can't always get what you want. But i do have the MV50 Clean! Thanks Again brother. Bluesman62 Cheers mate.
Hey Sam nice video. I have a question I’m trying to use a amp that has 40 watts with 2 4ohm speakers. I want to use external speaker and still use the built in speakers at same time. Is there a way to do this without giving up to much wattage? Again I want to keep both 4ohm speakers working and like to use a 12in or 10 in speaker as external. What is the best way to connect to those speakers inside to get sound out to external speaker
Good explanation. Greetings.
If you have a bass amp head that is 1000 watts continuous at 4 ohm and the cab is 1600 watts peak at 8 ohm, will the cabinet blow up if the amp reaches its full volume?
Good to hear a bit of Thomas Mcrocklin at the start of the video!
Thanks man!! That high Hertz with the nuclear bomb, drove my Jack Russel nuts!
My Egnater 15w Tweaker head has 2 outputs - 1 labeled "main" and 1 labeled "extension". I'm connecting 2 cabinets, 16 ohms each. Should I a) connect the main output to 1 cab and the extension output to the 2nd cab?, or b) should I connect the main output to the 1st cabinet, and then daisy chain the 1st cabinet and connect it to the 2nd cabinet? Would both set-ups work, and in both scenarios would I set the head to 8 ohms? The manual is confusing - the written instructions imply option (a), but the diagram makes it look like (b) is correct. Any help would be great. Egnater is not responding to me. Thanks!
Brilliant video, i wish i understood any of it
im very curious with this idea, modeling amp with a speaker cabinet, is it a good idea? will it work? or will it just go boom?
I have JCM 900 4100 and 1960AVintage cab. At the back of the amp i set switch to (4)16 ohms impedance and at the back of the cab I plugged the cable to right side (16ohms) and turned it into mono mode. Did it correct or wrong?
Great Video! So I have an orange th30 just like the one shown in the video. Can I hook up one 16ohm cab and one 8ohm cab??
so i have a peavy 2x12 cab mono input is 8 ohm and stereo is 16ohm, i wanted to gte the marshall dsl1hr but the output says 16 ohm. so i basically wouldnt be able to run this head with this cab?
I have a Marshall DSL 100 HR amp that has a 1X4 ohm output jack. I am using it with a 4x12 Marshall cabinet with a mono/stereo switch. The right input of this cabinet is rated at 4 ohms in mono. Is it safe to go with the 4 ohm amp to cabinet setup or is it best to stick with the 16 ohm jacks on both?
I got question. I just bought marshall origin 50head and i turn it on without a cab to see if it works in case if doesn't to bring it back to store. So, did i damage my amp by turning it on without cab, because it is valve amp?
The amp i want has an option to set thr wattage to 50 or 100. If i set it to 50 watts, would i still need a 100+ watt cab?
Hello , thank you for this informative video, according to this, i can plug my ba210 vs ampeg combo to a 280W Peavey 8omh cabinet right with no problem?
Plate impedances on a valve amplifier are high, so an output step down transformer is employed, and the transformer secondary is connected to the speakers. The secondary tap for whatever impedance should have a shorting tab to short the secondary when a load is not connected. If the secondary is left open, the amp may be harmed, so for a valve amp, the thought process is the opposite of a transistor amp with a low output impedance emitter-follower or source-follower output device. So to recap.. transistor amp (ohms too low NG) and valve (tube) amp (ohms too high NG).
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Those effects made my day 😂
I have a Marshall tsl 602 and it has stock 80 watt Marshall wolverines in it. They sound muddy and my amp lacks sparkle, mids. What would be great speakers to bring this amp to life? Any help would be greatly appreciated. Thanks cool video too.
Excellent thank you
will/can this work to hook a pa system at the same time
because i have a Marshall 50mg fx i want to hook a pa system to use with a mic (marshell for guitar pa for mic)
what im trying to do is get is an equal vol for both guitar and mic with out having to do them separate or should i use the loudspeaker hook up to plug it in and if so then what should i plug it in to?
Quick question, im trying to learn and came across something i want to make sure of before hooking up 2 cabinets. At 4:28 you show a second 16 ohm cab show up, wouldnt i want both left and right to give 16 ohms each? Would i not keep the switch on 16? Because, again idk yet, but by switching it to 8omhs you now give 4 each cable???? Please get back to me asap as i would like to see the full capability of my amp head before our next gig 😁
Oh wow so I have literally been doing this all wrong for years... I have the mentioned 1936 2x12 cab and always ran that into the 16Ohm output on my DSL2000 😬 Thanks to your video i now know to connect that to the 8 Ohms output on the amp. But what if I want to run another 2x12 cab along with the 1936 2x12 on the same head? Do I then just run another cable from the 8 Ohms output to an 8 Ohms input on the 2nd cab?
I bought a Marshall mini silver 2525c jubilee combo amp and it has a Celestion G12M speaker rated at 8 ohms.When I bought it, the speaker was plugged into the 16 ohm jack. The Marshall website, Musicians Friend, and Sweetwater all show the picture of this being plugged in there. Maybe I just didn't understand the video? Please help to understand. Thank You.
On the Watts case, i have one 300watts bass amp head and two 15" cabs, but one is powered at 150watts and the other at 300watts? Can I set up those two cabs thru the 300watts amp head without any issue???
One thing I didn't understand. I have one 4x12 speakers 16ohm each one. I must consider so this is a 4 ohm result? Thus, considering the 16 ohm jack on the orange amp, it just may be used in a 1x12 16ohm speaker, is that?
I've just purchased a Joyo 20 watt which recommends a 8ohm speaker. I'm using it through a 16 ohm / 40 watt speaker at the moment but looking to buy a 8 ohm speaker. Does anyone know what the best wattage for that speaker would be?
Thanks for the help. I just bought the Peavey Invective MH which is switchable between 16 ohms and 8 ohms, the cab I bought is the EVH 5150 2x 12 60 watt, it says 16 ohms. Which switch should I have the Peavey head on 8 or 16??
Hey, question for ya! I have just got a new Vox AC30 S1. All I have hooked up is my strat through a SD1 overdrive into the amp, and the amp and guitar pedal plugged into the wall. My amp is hot to the touch after about 35 min of playing. Have I done something to cause the amp to overheat, or is there something I can do to assess what’s causing it to get hot after such a short time?
PLEASE HELP 😩 !!!
Can I connect my Marshall code 100watt combo amp that only has one cab output at 8ohms to my line6 4x12 cab with two inputs that look like this ...
8ohmsRight---STEREO---8ohmsLeft
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4ohms mono
(Use this Jack only) So is there anyway possible for me to plug my 100watt code combo amp with only the one 8ohm output to this cabinet that has a left and right input ???
Can I use a “Y splitter” ??? PLEASE HELP !!!
I WILL TRULY APPRECIATE any assistance I can get ... Thanks ... 🙏GOD BLESS🙏 !!!
I have a Marshall 4x12 cab that has 2 G12M greenbacks (25w) and 2 vintage 30s (60w).
I’ve heard your cab is rated to double that of your lowest watt rated speaker. So does that mean 50w is as big as a amp as I’d want to put through it or do the 2 greenbacks pair as 50w and therefore it can handle a 100w amp?
I know to not count it as 170w, but just not sure about the greenbacks and wanted to ask someone who knows more than I, thanks so much!
Why does an amp with two 8ohm outputs mean? Can you connect each of those to an 8 ohm cab or only 1? Or would that be for setting up stereo on a cab for left and right inputs?
Hi! I’m new to this, so I appreciate any help regarding one question: I have a stereo guitar amp head (25w/Chanel) + stereo cab (both ENGL). Can I connect 2 cables to the head and then to the 2 inputs of the cab in Stereo!
I have 4 x 12 fender cabinet with the M-80 but my amp head making noise when I turn it on so what tipe amp head you recommend me for those 4x12” cabinet speaker ?? thank you
Hello . I've got a question , can I use both speakers outputs of a Rivera Knucklehead 100 ( MK1) into a Marshall Lead 1960A in stereo mode, 8ohm's, as I do with the Marshall 9100 dual block ? Thanks in advance.
Hi! I have a engl fireball 25. It has two inputs. (1x8 and 2x16). Right now using one 2x12 cab 16ohm. Would I be ok to run two 2x12 16ohm?
Two Marshall origin 4x12 cabinets running off one evh 100watt head.. what should the impedance on the amp be set to? 4 8 or 16?
say if i had an AC15 Vox combo tube amp, would i be able to buy a cabinet and extend that amp through that cab’s speaker? i’m pretty sure that the speaker on the ac15 itself wouldn’t be active anymore as i use the cab but what’s important is that i’m able to retain the settings and use the actual amp of the combo to change my sound and stuff
My 8ohm mono input on my cabinet is broken. My cabinet has a 2x16ohm left and right input. My Marshall head has a 2x16 output on the amp, similar to the one shown in this video where it’s 2 single 8ohms with a 2x16 sticker below it. My question is, can I run my amp with both cables into the cabinet? Because obviously when I put it in left or right, I only get use of one speaker. Please let me know! I don’t want to hurt my amp.
very helpful
QUESTION.
I have two PPC212OB 2x12 orange cabs.
And a orange crush pro 100
Can I run my amp through both those cabs?
If so do I use both plugs on the back on the amp or daisy chain them.
So if I were to put a 2x12 can rated at 16ohms vertically I wouldn't have to worry about the ohms dropping?
if my amp only has a max of 4 ohms can i put a cab with only 16 or 8 ohms or do they have to be the right number
I have a Victory super countess which has a high and low power mode the high channel is 130 watt and the low is 30 watts, could I use a 50 watt cab if i kept it on low power mode?
So my amp has a minimum impedance of 8 ohms and I want to plug it into a cabinet that is 4 ohms mono and 8 ohms stereo but my amp only has 1 8 Ohm output, the cabinet has a left and a right obviously the left side says “4 ohms mono (using this side only) and the right side just says 8 ohms, would it be safe to only plug into the right side of the cabinet or could I use a splitter and plug the splitter into the right and left sides of the cabinet and run the one cable into that?
Thanks for info but I have a question I have a Marshall jcm 900 head 4100 and 1936 cab how do I connect it properly can I use the left and right on the back of the amp and and the same on the cab left and right and run at 16oh s or do I need one lead from head to cab in mono and run it this way 😊😊😊😊
Hi ,can I use a single 8ohm / 100 watt (rated) speaker ,into a guitar amp head that just says stereo 2x60 watts / min. Load 2x8 ohm ? Thank you for any info
some fender circuit can handle 4 ohm impedance when you plug and 8 ohm external speaker and the stock speaker is 8 ohm as well.... Example Blues deluxe reissue now on the market... and it's written on the manual.... but still all vintage fender amp can manage...for instance fender tweed deluxe 5e3
So a solid amp like the vox VM50 doesn't require a cabinet or does it need one? I understand a valve amp needs speaker because of the valves needing a load, but what about solid states?
hello. I need your advice. I have a Gibson ga5 handwired point-to-point singlended amplifier output 5watts and the speaker says 4ohms
can I use external speaker at 8ohms?
A question for you.
I’ve got a JVM205H can it handle a stack 1960a and 1960b cabinets.
How would you go about it
What about a 150 solid state head going into an Orange PPC212 (16ohm/120w)